I= Pitrarg gotictis. BOOKS fent to us fere notice, will lbe duly attended te. Those from leibllabere lir Miller *aphis, Now TO. diem , stay bo left at woo Philadelphia alb* 41: ONO* la th guy below ousseeeit s in Sat. of ,Toils& N. Wilson , —IMP MiYORIIIB Olt BirritANT. By the author of Morn- bg and 'mot Witches," " Words of Jesus," "Footsteps of St. "Evening Incense," 441 .1-& 0 * 48 m0., pp. :—. New York: Robert Carter 4 Brothers, No., 530 Broadway.. 1857.. It is somewhat strange that the name of the autlik of this vary. delightful work is still nn:: . kac 7 l 7f .tkl.T,Sl.inlC:99tumunity., At .leiskten• walu n blshookshave been,givec to the public by the ' ter although it is hinted that Ikeis minister of , tbe Established ,Church of .Bcodand, still he preserves his incognito, notwithstanding all theiSitricihiall•the extensive circulation of his produCtions; and the favorable reviews which they, have elicited on both sides of thee Atlantic:,; Like, other..works, the .one, hefore us displays a delightful spirit.. It iii'dedicated to Mourners Zion, and will; ,are doubt not, he a welcomed . guest* many watricken Christian household. BLAorroPPO!'*o4 4ll . , Jam" F 7.1 .18 5.7. New I r ,d)ri:'4o4thot:4'.kcogt tt Co.. . Thitituntber begins,a - , new volume, Ari : presents . a faverableuseason for. new . subscribes to com mittee' taking the Magazine. It is truly, wonder fq,ltOW the'tiondoctoris of this Monthly', continue, trim year to,year, to keep - it ahead of all British Mtge :lit**. „ Ita'artioles,'are pervaded by a solid ity of character which,iliTer,s 'from beaviiess,..by a verutility jenius,•and classical polish, which long University training, and familiarity with lit erl4itire' In al!' lir brOikiiits, can alone bestow The tales which ... fender its pages attractive, are the produce of :Writers who .are familiar with the higher, ranks , of society ,,, and henae the reader neverperceivesin them that enObishnme,,a.s Thaok eraY would torm it, which writers always betray when they attempt.to.describe the: manners of a rank in eoeiety , to which they have never reached thinudves, The •number before us decidedly one .of thee -best which we have. seen for many months: • CALL-TO:TEC &ARID 057103. Designed for the consideration of -Pions Young Ken, and of - isteo,;•lttiling.,Elders, mid . Mem bers;, 1U of the Church. By James Wood,- D. D., • one of the Seeretariaemf the Board of Education .of the . Prianyterian:Chnrch. 12m0., pp. N. Phila delphia : Preaksterian Board of Publication. - Dr.:Wood has dorm well in writing, and our Board has done welkin Publishing,.this excellent and seasonable. Tract. • We wish that it could be soirn broadmaat over the territory of, the Church, u it is eminently calculated to'do good. Some who ought never/to entsr the ministry, it wonld, doubt not, debar.; and, others, who are in doubt'end , malety, it would encourage. It is emi , , neutlymaletdated, under •the Divine blessing, to do. , mock good. Br YrE9/ Is. THE, )YORLD TO 4111 CONVERTED:? Or `Ohriatians Chrietts Representatives , and Agents . . for the Conversion of the ;World. , By Thomas ,Stayth, %D. , D. Published by request of the Synod of South Carolina. 'lBmo., pp. 108. Phil ocielphial s Preseytarta" n Boars(prftoloftign.. `This discourse is characteristic of Dr. 'Smyth who,. though feeble in body, is.evidently still hale and strong of mind. it is clothed with all Steil luetrative beauty and .accuracy. of statement, which Dr. fitnYtikle well linoma, to possess. We should like to sep,tt . copy ; of this little volume in each tit the families of the whole Church. THAI .0111118TLIX .111 ,THI CHURCH. -BY John M. Lowrie, Fort Wayne t 'lndloos.lBmo. ' pp. 47. Philidehiddi:',-Prubytallan, 'Board ofPtditica :onnia, hi another xp.elient, Tract, just issued by our Ikard. thin-ClioraNAter Dxsooutes. By Bev. William Neill, D. D. , We hale read ildirevii*, of.Dr: NeilN' life and ministry for the last fifty . ireats, with wittah inter es. Tkn,fnete are ..: given with great , eimplicity, and the are dmwtt with, unaffected Mardi ity sad piety. , , „ • • Yisproftwur.: ;MAct4nuc. , Ja,=1217;4857 The number before le 4 t ! lle first of the Seveath volume, and the'editor, Dr. 7an Rensselaer, prom hiss that additional. eitorta efforts, : be made.. Auring theyear on which it 11141,epte , I'o, tube even more vieful and interesting than :formerly. We again reiterate pur stair/twat seeing smeit a mass of lit erary matter given for the small sum of one dbl he per annum. cdif4DrAN PRISEITTEX. 'January, 1857 No 1. Vol. I. MantrasLi Alin: Lovoll.. This is the.first number of a new Monthly byl, Committee of our•Yrne Chnrcklirethren, in Mon treat. As might be expected, it 'displays all the solidity and` gvaapt;Cf 'principle. for which' Free Church men are famed, while its comprehensive and brohterly spirit shows that itblds fair to be a purely Christian periodical., We-rejoice in the wonderful progress whibh the Presbyterian . Church has node, and is still continuing to maim, in Canada, especially, in the :Upper Province. The Free Church has a great field before it, and we sincere. ITpray that it may 'understand its mission, and may enjoy thefsior-. of the Great Head of the Chirch in advangink. His cause— We wish the Canadian Presbyter . Godspeed HORTRA4 I STORY BOORS. No 27. Vennon. This is one ofthe Very best numbers in the se ries, liere, for, a grunt er,of the juvenile. reader has a:descriptive and pictorial reprssenta eon; of nearly every., phase of ancient manners and *mama. in England. There are no less than seventy eight en:ravings in the, number; and we ate...testifi to-the rapture with which young per ,examineAlwan s .nini,to the :nprorions laughy . ter; hich is crested, by a sight „of the , fashions which were 140 doubtesteemed:is rhobso w i l i e d o f perfection by our ancestors, in the,,olden time. ,MIOP.LL BALMOD/ST, Tlionsaii.liastiegLa Philadelphia : Preabiterian Board of Publicolipm! We.hare 'exantined-this book veryearefully, and, ti with th wiarPmuchPleame : e selection. move ments are, easy and greaeful, without being of the , ballad character on the one hand, or the slow and berry onoralii, which roga t ire the•sbill of an., educated choir to perform, on the other hand. We rirt, infOrreed that the selection, ;from the larger volume published, by the Board, will soon, be' issued. Tar #l4lPrefebytiriaOlanuer d Adv9ute. .The; Soul and. the Body; The, writer: does, not, know th a t there are any other ministers of the Gospel, who labor under the,mental diffroulties r and experience the spiritual distrelles, of which he was, the , subject, for ma ny Yaws, He has been preaching the Gospel for seven"'' . or eight, years Past: Miring the most of that time; as .s during the 'Whole of hialPreptalk. tory neural,he resperienoed a difficulty in comprehending .sittah that he tsor tin the re ligreaalre,rl,4o „Ita4 muchithm. read•in re ligious bipoks;un d a greater difficulty !till, in reconciling the;tone and tendency of "gen eral," with that of what is called -"evangeli cal", literature, that amounted, at film to the deepest mental . : distress. Rein free to acknowledge that.--after having- for years enjoyed the lectures and. counsels of the most "eminent collegiate and theological pro leisure , in ,our country, and read much, and 2= E !! EZ meditated long upon the meaning of Holy Scripture, and tried in vain to reconcile the sentiments and influence of the leading men of our times, with what he had - been taught to believe the truth revealed by God, he was still compelled to take a sombre and melan choly view : of the whole subject of the con dition 'and prospects of the Church, and of the world, and was often borne down beneath an abarnst crushing weight of • mental per plexities. A faw:months since, he took up two small volumes, called "The Soul and the Body," and " The Body , and :the Mind," written:by George Moore, M. D., of London, and ,published in this, country by Harper St Brothers. Re desires to be thankful to God for these books. Since reading them, he has experienced a tranquility of mind, a calm enjoyment of Christian laith, A cheerfulness of disposition,,i buoyancy, ef spirit, a- hope fulness,. in regard to the Church: and AM world,.and.a general healthfulness of ,hody, as well as of spirit, that be never knew be fore. The writer:helieves that he is just about six months old, intellectually.- That is, it is about that length of time since the 'eyes of his understanding were opened— although he heficves that he was personally interested in Christ at an• early age. He believed in ,Christ. Halted flops in Christ y but he had , not found peace in Christ, be cause.. his understanding was ,not as well satisfiedas his ' eart. He is not certain that there a re any 'Of his-ministerial brethren laboring under spiritnal.depression, : and per plexed with mental difficidtiee, similar.to his own.; but he fears;that there arc many, not unlike him' in this respect. For such; if there are any, he makes this confession:4nd acknowledgment.„ TO such he earnestly reconimends the -reading of Dr: Moore'a Many godly ministers, and many pions laymen, the:writer fears, labOr under misap- prehension on the subject of experimental religion, take incorrect views of human ' nature, experience. dreadful doubts about the truth of Christianity, and suffer .from . tears in regard to the Churoh's future—ail in consequence of a morbid -mind; and a m orbid physical constitution, acting and reacting upon each• othei, (this morbid condition arising, in many cases, as it certainly did, in the case .of the writer of this , , article, from the deleterious influence of certain notions, popularly associated with - experimental religion, but Constituting ~no part of true;personal piety.) The preaching and Abe prayers, 'the conversation and the deportment of such persons—morally blame less, and devotedly pions, they- may be, exordia, a most unhappy, influence 'upon sound and . healthy minds----especially of clear-beaded, and eagadous men of , the world: These latter persons perceive the mental: weakness which is, in such eases, associated with unotiestionable piety.; and difficulties, and , prejudices are raised in their Minds, which tend. to keep out of .the communion of the Church, many, who, by virtue . of the Covenantoihould be in the, Fold of Christ. The ,writer `be lieves•that if every minister of the Gospel • had a' sound mind, in a sound boAirnentM Mined cheerful, • and hopeful views of re ligion, and:of the state, and prospects of the Ohurch—enjoyed a cheerful flow of spirits;— took cominon-sense views of men and. things —brought the Gospel to bear .upon. men , as they are and did not cross them at every turn - i f Our ministers all felt thus, and preached accordingly, it would he a glorious. epoch in the history. If suck a change were to take place, multitudes who are being seduced away from our sanctuary by Universalism, Unitarianism, Spiritualism, and the other hurtfid delusions, of the day, would gladly hasten back to the Churches of their early attachment, Along with the spiriietirring, .and life-imparting orthodoxy of the Prophets t of the Apostles and, of, our fathers; they might enjoy intellectual free dein, and intellectnal satisfaCtion. The time will dome, ere longi ;when the saganioui and reflective, outside of the.com munion' of the Church, will, see, that it not orthodoxy, that it pis not true religion, but some human admixtures with it, which have frowned upon literature, art and science— that, in fact,true Christianity is. the mother of , a pure literature, and of true science. They will see that, along with their natural, and social enjoyments, .their intellectual pre - gram, and their worldly advantages, they may enjoy, also, the.higher and: purer pleasures of:Cluistian faith and'hope,. And good men in the Church will see, that along with,the rove of the . Lord:Jeans Christ, and the grace of God the Father, .and the com munion of the HolyGhost r the fellowship of the 'Saints, and the bliss of a heavenly hope, they may consistently enjoy , the innocent and healthful, recreations of this life; .and may expatiate over the immensity of je hovalew wondrous creation, along, with the man of science; and innocently, and profit; ably drink in the elevating, and ennobling influence of literature, and the arts. D. Nor tin Presbyter'Fin Itannerandedyocm.. Prestytory of finaquehalms. The •Preshztery •of Susquehanna, nt its late meeting, received the Rev. T. B. Dewing, from. the PresbytCry of Cedar, and the Rev. John White, .from the Presbytery of Baltimore—the former laboring , in' Warren, and the 'latter in Wysinsing, Second. ' They also received Mr. Tlallock Armstrong, a licentiate from the Presbytery of Buffalo ,Oity, and ordained him as an evangelist, to labor in the new and destitute County of Sullivan, Pal We have several interenting and important fields vacant, among which we mention particu larly the church of Troy, and-the , church of Or well. to which we would cordially-invite the at tention of laborers in the Lord's vineyard. STAMM CLERK., Tres. Snub' grarattbt Tor Um Presby*rion pan,' and Adropita. An Afli4ted A few years ago, there lived near O. J. New Jersey a family consisting of the parents, two daughters, and a son: They were r indeed, a happy family.. Pure affec tion, founded on intelligence and piety, ex isted there, • ..-Th9. l 49thPeg hmdth was ra.ther, delieate, and at times she thought her life might not be:spared until, her: family were, grown and this.feeling,.po doubt,' led , her to double _her deligedee, to work for their spiritual, IS well as their temporal, welfare, while the day .should last. - • ' The fatherpossessed ,true-piety,. and a marltahly • affectionate , disposition. His greatest desire for his children, was, that they should,aillie gathered into the fold of Christ. Re sometimes, rim , arked, when , any , of them were absent at meals, that if he grati fied his own..selfiek feelings) he would never allow„them to leave` home, as it always pain ed him to see any of their seats vacant. At the ages of .sixteen, fourteen, -and eleven years, all the children became members of thexTlaikokielir,eh, , time. flew apace. The daugh ters _ flat ripened' into Womanhood, - The ,eldest was happily married, and, though clouds some timl9.lPayAaYe o'arshadewed their y; the de rstialer ,cioneiot,Auf yet, lOistr their peace. BIM THE PRESBYTERIAN -- DINNER AND ADVOCATE. The second daughter was about to change her relation in life, when evidences of fail ing health appeared. The wedding was de ferred for some months, when she seemed to rally; and•fond friends again dared to hope. But, alas I notwithstanding their prayers and tears, and though a fond husband en treated, in the anguish of his , soul, that death would stay his hand, and not come thus untimely, the dart was aimed, and the ,mark sure. In less than two months after the nuptial knot was tied, and ere the . bri dal flowers had withered, they laid her young, loving, and beautiful as she was, in the silent tomb. In a letter to a beloved relation, too weeks before 'her death, she says: " I expect this will be the last I shall ever write. I trust we shall meet in heaven ; it is net likely we, ever will' on earth., All is ,peace within ;,. my, whole heart I-have given to the .Saviour my. only ,hope is in him. Who can help loving, such a Saviour 1 Good , byeldear I feel that my time on earth is short; but r o - how pleisingthe't4Ougpi I go to' dwell for, ever with the Lord not fors' diyOr month, , or a year, but. forever with the Lord." A few years passed, ,, and Time had just begun' to cast a softening shadew over . the.. hearts so sorely Wounded; when an only was torn from their arms, leaving one 'of the .most perfect exainples of Titience , under long continued /suffering, ..,the writer-has ever,. known.- Often. would' he exclaim "my , kind heavenly Father , knows what is best for me," and charge his parents not,to 112111:., mur. One only was left , to cheer the hearts of her parents; and most levingly did she en deavor. to do, so ' By God's he lpi she , was enabled 10 . edm.. herown spirit, and bear, with • .fortitude,the: loss of her only sister: and brother,. that she might, as far. as pos sible , fill the void made in the,lrearts.of heribeleved p arents .. That mother was heard to exclaim, in the midst.of, her sokrows—q Well, I trust -1 am thankful,- that I have such a kind, devoted daughter, left:" A few weeks , since, this, dear daughter left her home, And accompanied her-husband to Philadelphia; soon came a letter, informing her parents of her dangerous illnessr4hen-a dispatch to hasten them to her bedside. They arrived only te„see her die., She'de parted this- fe,Jan. 13th: Her sufferings were 'severe in the:: extreme,;;but when. asked, in the agonies , of 'death, "Do .you lost Jesus," her reply was, " 0, yes; I do; I do." Thus thi eehoes of the funeral toll for their only son, had scarce' died on the ear, ere they were called to part with their last remaining child, They mourn in bitterness of soul,. at= this:unexpected,stroke ; :but. not as those who have no hope; they believe that,their Joss is her endless gai'n ; and while' many Christian parents mourn 'over waywarti i children, whom—unless God should- nter fere to &epic them in' their: dovinward course—they never expect to meet. •in heaverp these rejoice , that all. their chit , dram are gathered home to . glory. . T4e time •is short; they are not lost, only. gime befOre. That delicate mother is , spared to bury all her obildien. Some are called to glorify. God by activity; others by suffer ing his will. The last, Mrs. L. , H leaves a devoted husband, (and four. children ; too young, tally to realize:theirirreperable loss.) His eulogy of her,' speaks .volumes "'She never neglected her duty." One remarked, she was• to him so a guardian angel.. Many, a'gathering: cloud , did.her.sunshine scatter. • He may well take up the lament and prayer, " The .treasure of my soul,is gone, The life, the light I lived upon, My lovely one Is bowed to earth, is withered- r —deud; And I, alone, world now tread, Whose charms have flown, , " 'the, game. bright mulles whieh blese4 tay., eyes, Now beam on angellin the 'skies ; 0 maY PY PraYer_ Be found:accepted, so-that I .May-enterfq/At'en-lvhe4 And meet her ttieri." Many, many friends mourn for her as a beloved sister. The 'church, of which she was a member,* and other li - ranches of Zion, feel that they have lost , a friend, and liberal supporter. ; The poor, will ever-hold her in grateful remembrance as one wholiscovered their wants;. and _to . whom a, *Bing „hem*, and ready hand, -were s given -according to her ample .means, Uniform. cheertiliness, con-. seientionsness, energy and fvankness,lloooM panied b y deep-toned' 'affection, were fink. PripoiPot.Oharaot , Oriltios. So, Pro and hi . gennow3 were all her own. motives, that s he : seemed. incapable of suspicion and. few could find it in their hearts to impose on her guileless kindness. It is somewhat remarkable that within the last ten,,months, four,.firsLonsins,(in eluding .Mrs. M.) and All .comparatively young, 'have been• called away.. •One-the wife of a clergyman, , .on Long Island ; another a lady who lived in the - same town , with. Mrs: M„ Pr. of Richmond, Va., who died the same day. All, weArast, ripe for glory: God grantsustaining grace to the bereov.ed; and may they meet their hived ones=7- Whero ties are never.Prolcon, Where, hearts are• never rivet; ;, - Where,every joy,has no plity,.. 0, where 1. Inhere, but ,itt,heatlaz! , Ifor ttt Yatrito. Female Extravaganqa; This' is, a hard subject for us, to* touch: upon, especially :with words Azof., fault-finding., A .Aroman does look so prettily when well' dressedrthatt until some startling develop manta have rendered' it imperative, we halm refrahMd *Om saying a word against the ex travagant outlays that are.now made for fe.. male .dress. We. think= that we do not "stretch the truth," in'saying that the dress of women costs two dollars now, where it did one, ten years ago. It is now silk every where, or an expensive fabric of wool; and ; _ cotton is universally at a discount. The. shop-girl stands in silk , behindthe •counter; and as the shop-girl wears the dress that the fashionable woman did ten years ago, the. latteels obliged , adopt a fabric of amore costly character so, hat, where the dollar. silk was , once good enough; the heavy three dollar rewire antique will alone suffice. - Ten to twenty dollars is now paid for a - hat, where five and Mt dollars were onee,cersid ered extravagant. It is thus in .every de f partment of the female• dress. This ten dency♦ to over-dress • was..once considered an Amerman vulgarity; •but there is no lacket extravagance abroad now; and societies have already been formed in European con.-, tinentel cities for.its suppression. The singular fact has been pretty widely published, that in Boston,- . during the past year, the number', of marriages has been re duced twenty per cent. from the pieyieus year. New, we have not the slightest doubt that, this fact grows ant of the conscious in ability of young men,. starting - in life and business, to support *nee in a manner eon-. mount with the preept,requic4i4op* of social life. Girls must keep house, and keep it in style; or they must board in a costly board. ing house, and dress in a manner correspond ing to that. entertained by the daughters of the, millionaire. There is no more of the occupation of the . humble room at first; ao more of the' self denial by which the wife becomes the sharer of the young husband's poverty 'and struggles;..no more of that adaptation of life to circumstances, by which the wife grows up with the husband into for tune ' but marriage , must : now bring at once all the ;advantages, 'and all the show of for tune, or it may not be indulged in. Ins . other words, marriage has become a costly and rare luxury, to be had only, for money; and not.. that.:natural and unrestricted con nexion of accordant loves and lives, which is necessary to the happiness of both man and'womao,, and essential to the purity and piogress of society. This , puts a serious, face, upon the matter very .serious face..,: In .the , history of every nation,..that :which .bas-opersited as a bar:to =the marriage of the-sexes, has_ been, the nurse , of vice. A man .who has really made up, his mind that he cannot afford to be 'marned, and that he must lay aside,all hope of,it,for yeirs, at least, ,is in a danger. ? mut peariipti. , He 'has. lost some of the most 'powerful zeitraints.frout vice that haveever, infinenced. , hiur; . and .while .he adopts a .course, that unfits him for the- pure pleasures of lame arnd-tonnubial, " ungath-. .eied • rows". still cling to the "ancestral. ttee,, ~'and'wither where they hang. - Haw ever much men may feel the coat of woman's' extravaganee, and however little they.rian 'afford it; woman feels it still more, nrid;aariefford it'still less The general idertof, living is altogether,. abeyethel,rifirric,of Christian pindenci or' souud, , a6Oialpoliey. The prudent reduction of the cost, of living indirectly, increases the. prosperity-of-business. Men -complain that , they canna, make 'money, and yet-they earn mOhey,erk,Ougli.. 'Five hundred deliars sived, frorn an : an nual expenditure Of, two thousand dollars, is a snug, little sum to,lay every year ;• und,there are few families : expending this sum, who would not,be just as weilloff ,—,nay, better off— ,, with the: reduction; We ' would by.no means. exempt men from the charge of extravagance;' but we do not thirik their expenses have been increased in the 4eoeir of those of their wives and daughters. lt is hard denying, women; any thing ; but: if 'they are. true wenn; they will . ask: nothing unreasonable,Sprfng_fial Repobitoan:- ` 4l - ig pttrg' !or the Preibytgrbin plainer and Advocate. Written on hearing a sermon preached from the words. ,, , , The ,night _ , i .far , spent, :;the_ day: is..at hand." - . Christian, the long • and dreary. night Of sin is nearly gone; The day of holiness so bright, Cn.theis begins,to darn., The night of sorrow has been long, WhenApught thy soul could cheer; Break t forth•in oheorfil, gratiftd song, The;day of joy is near. • The tright,of ignorance levee,: With all ita heavy Woes; The day of knowloVrdawns at last, Awake, from thYrePose: That dark and - gloomy nightia gone; When error held her sway; The Aorneof trath begins to dawn, . ; . Wchaibthe happy day, The,, , night elf toil and aniioU6,fears We bid:alast adieu;.' , The glorious darot rest appears To our euraptured , The night, howeveriong it'he, Of separation ends; The morning &mks-when we shall see 'Our lcred, our long-lost friends. The night of death will end thrstrife, O fear not thon its gloom I' , • • • The morning of eternal life •: • Dawns bright:beyond the tOmb. Sugar Hil4.lgnuarNl.Bs7 • MnUrx. agricultural. Sowing Clover for itlannre—Why How We suppose' a majority of our farmers are,. by this tinier aware of the advantages of turning under a good 'crop of - clover, as a means-of , tertilizin6 the soil, andewa are" sorry that the seed is so scarce and high the present seasonas to curtail the usual prac tice, in any degree. Still, with the seed at 13 to 16 cents- per-pound, it will -pay ori the great mass of poorer . soils, especially, those deVoted to wheat ,or rye culture. But there are many who contend that plowing,in clover, cannotimprovothesoil, because l"it is simply Putting back into the ground, a crop grown froth it; •' while other* who are convmoed by experience, that.the practice ' is a good one, are still at a loss to account for the results produced:.: , Bothof these .claaaes may learn something from a consideration of the method in Which PloPto gr9w. • If we take, a hox of earth containing, say, 500, pourids, rind weigh it carefully, and , then , sow an ounce of clover seed i i n t, we can continue to remove successive crops t until We have taken off more weight of clover' titan the entire weight of ,thirth in the hox at first •;; and thia,toop without. adding anything hut the ,purestiVrater. , After we have removed this crop, we shall, find-the box of 'earth to weigk'mort; than 500 pounds, (its original weight,) ,Pearly, as much more ai the weight of the roots remaining in the contained , soil.' The clover grown, haabeen withfram the >air ; and such is 'the case with all , plants. Their principid, good ionies from the atmosphere, from which it hart ,been extracted by , the surface of:: the: leaveru. i But exp4ienee teaches that the growth' of anyl/lolot is accelerated, especially,in its early stages, by supplying the , soil, with, a small, per pilotage , of :organic , mantirel,.. that is, animal , or vegetable matter.- , A single handful of animal excrements or decaying istrai, `Mingled with squire foot,of,ground, will' a often insure its fertility, and cause it to ilrodupa a large hill of corn, for example, W hen, without this addition, not half of the yield would have been obtained. 1 An application of these 'facts, explains the benefit of 'plowing under clover. A soil may . be ' . so Par -th4 , clover itself will not grow. When, Ads is the case, a small:smount of manure -from the yard, or a few lundred pounds per acre of gypsum (plaster of Paris) will gpnerally furnish the needed food, or stimulus. When we can get the clover to &awl its 'groat, amount of leaf surface will CaPidlY abstract the invisible elements float ar in, or combined with the air, and store hem 'in the fitan% leaves and mate. When these are Plowed, under, and Mingled• with f. he omth,it is di f rectlyequivalentto bringing • ronvalforewn source, an amountof manure equal to the clover crop itself. We repeat, the clover crop does not "come from the soil," but is derived from a foreign source, and is so much added to the needed organic material required to produce wheat, rye, or other crops more difficult to be grown -than clover. We have. brought a number of com paratively barren fields •to a high state of fertility, with no other application, than a little plaster at first, and turning under a few successive,crops of clover when in their full est growth-r—at the time, of flowering. We have in a few instances been obliged to use yardwianures, and, in the absence of these, an , application of guano, or finely ground unburned bones, before we could get clover to grow well; but when the clover would grow, we have found no di& cult)? in bringing a field to a high degree of fertility, if it was 'not so sandy and so devOid of fine material as to furnish no suitable me dium for the growth of thelimall rootlets of plants. The large amount of nitrogenous elements in clover, as well as the large leaf surface, tender this one of the best manuring plants; • and, with the: growing scarcity.: of good manures, and , the continued. advance in the price of Pertiviaruguano--already prbitant r —farmers should turn their attention more to this.subject.. • , • WHEN AND HOW TO 'SOW CLOVER. Much diversity. .of :practice pevails.. Judginermir.our own experience,. as ,well eas observation, we ,think decidedly the , . best Bea:BOW is. diving the mouths,:of March- or• April, according to the.. latitude., Some sow upon theosnow 7 --and this ,is not a bad plan, as it, Is easyrto, see, whether, the. seed:falls 'evenly,:and.when the snow melts ; away, it , in part washes the earth upon the seed. But,,even, this, is objectionable, Since., some of the, seeds will , rerniin ,uncovered and, in the eventof,a.su4den thaw ,or eurrents,of water will ,be produced, which, will wash the: seed into furrows or,low spots. Our most successful practice has been to, wait until the snow has departed, and choose a morning, or morningl, when`*ground is frozen an, inch .or so in • depth, and when there is little air stirring, att,then carefully BOW the seed as evenly as imssible. At ois time the surface of the' earth is filled with little crevices formed' bythe frost': Into these the seeds fall, and *then the " ground thawi . again, most of them are as throughly covered as if planted by hand. Spare, he Birds: Boys, let the birds alone'l Watch them, study thorn y love them, and protect , them,. but•do not seek amusement in slaughtering. these beautiful: enants of the. groyes. Do you ask why ? Because— -3.: They have a right : . ;to ,live. created-these joyous birds, and without, hose, notice. a sparrow falls not to, the .ground, doubtless; made; them to live,and to enjoy life —not to be ruthlessly torn to , pieces by powder and shot, for, the amusement of idle boys.. , 2. Alive,.they contribute largely to the general stock of happiness; but dead, they are of no use, to anybody. By their gay plumage, their elegant forms, their greefitl fligias;t4eir sociable chirpings, and their sweet songs, they fill the wood's and' fields with 'gladness and make the solitary pia= ces rejoice. `gladness, would Summer be, were' there no birds? ' 3. They are entitled.toirotection, on the ewe of their .usefulness. The occasional depredations they make upon the farmeeS fields and trees, are the merest peccadillos, comp . ared with ,the, untiring service, they ren der, in the destruction of noxious insects. i It s estimated that one swallow Will des troy nine, hundred insects in one day. The alarming increase of the insect' plagues, of late years, calls loudly for the protection of the birds. 4. The shooting of harmless little birds is a cruel,' hardening and despicable amuse ment. It-is doubly mean'.when' followed, early in the Summer; before, or during the breeding .season. 5. It is a dangerous amusement. It has been said, by one , wholes paid.much :Men= tion to .the subject, that " more , persons fall, by their own band, andby the hands of their sporting companions, while engaged in this Wicked and cruel, sport, than are executed for niurder or than fell beneath the bolts of the lightning of the thunder." • • 6. It is unlawful to 'shoot birds at this sea son of the year:',The' following statute is now in force in assaohnsetts : "lfanyperson Shill, between the first day of March and the fimt:dayefSeptember, take;' kill, or destroy; any of the birds called part; ridges, 'or quails; or: shall, between the first day of March . and the fourtlu'daY -'of July,• take, kill' or deatry any of the birds' called woodcocks; or shall, at any season of the year, take, kill. or .destroy, any-of the birds.called, robins, ,thrushes, ,linnets, . ..spar- rows, blue-birds bobolinks yellow-birds ivood-peckers, or warblers; ' , or shall,. within , the respective times, aforesaid, sell, buy, or have, in his ,possestiion, any of the said birds, taken - or killed, whether in this Common wealth, or elsewhere, he shall forfeit for every such, partridge, quail, or wood-cock, the sunroof five dollars.; and for- ever3;`-such robins thrush, linnet, sparrow, blueibird, bobolink, yellow-bird, wood-pecker; or warb ler, the sum of two dollars, to be recovered by a complaint before any Justice of the Peace., r -N. E. Farmer. - • ij o Marriage Tlevatea the Character. ; People may think es they please, but the truth is, .that till one becomes the head of a femily, and a hither ; becan.scareely be cal led a man. - Exceptions there are; honorable, conspicuous. Instances may be pointed ont; though far from coinmon, it is helieved, where one ' not advinced to the dig4ity sup posed, and. not so subject to its numerous trials ,and, victories,defeats,, it must. be con fessed7--have, yet, had hearts 4413 liberal,and expanded •as any, who have , assumed j con jugal and parental responsibilities. Never theless, those helps are needed to direct what there is, unselfish, serious, generpus,Aympa. thizing, in the, soul. Men, undivinnen; too, grow hard by living for... themselves, alone. With little, or, ,nothing,exterier, to disturb their emotional natures, their-, affection are apt to settle, '4nietly, around, theinselves as keentre, and-finally chrystalize.there. Such a person may be a mann:le:of virtue and pre pnety, beautiful, even, in its transparent pu rity, but, after all, as haulm diamond, if not as cold,: One needs.the claimmpon him.as husband and father, 'to take him out of. himself, and awaken his solicitudeteand cares for otherit. The *ear and tear 'he ie'subject to ) trent these relations, do him good. They Aire wholesome. exercises for .the: heart, aa • labor is for the mnseleso Wenny not:tell, exact ly, why it is soibutufAlietexhitence of the feet there is stzikin&evidence,in the expe- Trance pUthe mother, who loves thet child bifst, Which has given„er most anxiety and : trenble. The parentis chastened ; and made better, by having , his , ivife:ent childt en il-d e . petident -upon him flr pleasttre conifor't; grid support. The little vexations—sometimes great ones, perhaps—which ,occasionally arise, do him no harm, but, on the contrary, his character is matured while, he is laboring and' suffering to shape that: of others. He who does not suffer, cannot know more than half there is in man. • Not only is the heart of man made better by assuming the obligations of a husband and father, but his mind is, also, greatlY im prove.d.. It opens a new horizon .to him. Before, he was traveling through the world in a valley; he now ascends to higher ground, and for the first time sees mankind as they are, and begins to comprehend society, its origin, its work,,and.destinp, He now awa kens to the glonous* call of duty, instead of pleasure, to which he only 'listened before. Not that pleasure is denied to him now, but, ,it comes, of itself; in .the train of duty dis charged, instead of being always: solioite4 , as formerly, forits own sake. This revola-• tion, produced.by his change of position, is marked upon his countenance, where it is no less visible than, in his changed conduct. The man is stamped upon it in. every, serious, • thoughtfullineament, where cheefulness and 'sedateness have taken the place ofmeaningless gaiety, frivolity, and want of sober aim. If any one says he is acquainted with every many single persons, of large- , and sympathetic hearts, and minds full of liberal thoughts, it is granted. Place that man, soadndraly en , dowed by nature, at the ,head of a familY, for which he was,. doubtless, intended,.ands lie would be twice a man, and his usefulness ~.increased fourfold. What Are We Coming To 1 The San Francisco Pacific says.: There is, perhaps, serious cause of alarm forihia city. We - learn that one of 'the ,Captains of.Xelice, Police,; .obliged 'to be on' duty:last Sabbath,put , few, tracts, : n his. pocket, and ;handed.' then to persons who Would' be glad to receive them. This is Working with a two edged sword—the pow er of, the "star," and, the softer light of an admonitory page--r-perhaps, on temperance, or inciting , to religious. thoughtfulness.. What does *mean ? , It was, formerly, said: that policemen were frequenters of rum holes, andother vicious places, not even ex cepting the gambling hell". Really, the city is getting to be more than moral The very Police Judge is President of the City Tract Society, and ,an elder a .Preabyterian Church; and we know of atleast .three po licemen • who are active: church-members. Instead' of patronizing the drinking places, they count them up—one man finds over fifty on his heat—and contrive how theymay sen dram-drinking. Very unsafe men, these police , officers I They are:men of principle, and men of firmness. There are some who would prove rather tough customers, should . rogues attempt to grapple with Ahem., But, may they. have no occasion. We hope that, what with the Police Court; through the week, putting cbairis on'the-More,ingi ble, and , the good.infinence and,example , vf the officers in their wards, they rmay all go: to church together, b,y, and by,, leaving% the. city, like a quiet village, to take care of. itaelf, Sweden. The liberty of, the press has just achieved a triumph in,S.weden. The four, chambers, of the Diet have ; unanimously. rejected . s hill of last session, which erases from the, Con stitution, and places in the, rank of ordinary. that which guarantees , the Liberty of the Press.. ln the Chamber of Nobles, one of the.ministers, M. de, Grippenstadt,.made a sort of apology for presenting : the bill, saying, " .Ministers are mess, and as such are liable to commit'errors." ,The rejection.took place, almost 'without discussion, in the Chamber of the Clergy and of the Bourgeoisie. In'the Chamber of Peasants, fifty members spoke against the measure. The last speak er; in concluding, said : "The Liberty of the Presi is the tongue of the nation, and the now,' s to cut it. out..' Will you' allow that'to be done ?" No !no ! a thou sand times no ! God preserve us from it !" was•the cry of all the others. The Presi-, dent-then declared the , discussion to be closed, and at,once proclaimed , the rejection, of., the bill. THE Puritan Recorder Fauns np the statistics of evangelical religion in our coun try as follows : Over thirty thousand work ing ministers. of the Gospel, sustained by four millions of communicants,. and heard by sixteen millions. of church-going people. Church property, seventy millions; religions contributions, twenty-fonr, millions- per annum. RATES OF CORRECTED I,IIICL 4 PENNSYLVANIA. Banks of Pittsburgh Banks of Philadelphia, ' • Bank of Chambersbnig, ; c , Bank of Gettysburg, Bank of Middletown, ' l l Bank of Newcastle, Erie bank, Farm. k Brov. Waynesleg; loranklin bk. Washington, par Harrisburg bank, • •0 Honesdale bank, Bank of Warren, York bank, Relief Rohm, All other solvent banks, par OHIO State bank, and branches, AU other solvent hooka, % NEW ENOLANII.k.,,,. All solvent banks, NEW YORK. Now York City, 41 country,, MARYLAND. Baltimore, Country, HEI ADVERTPSEMENTS: APIINPI,II MERCANTILE COLLEGE OP tITTERIIINGH, 7111.1r t UNG ILINOTON,' lOWA. ' • • ' •• - Poundfal in.Ut eyall4P9DrPill'lllethy tineLedingnsser Pennsylvania; with B lerpetnal charter. HG ltreellency, the lion.,James Bnottanan,Praiddent diet Of the United States. Ron Judge Wilkins, . „Amu Charles Naylor, . Hon. Judge Hampton ' Geniral J. H. Moorhead, - lion. Judge Lowrie:. , ?,' FAOULTE AT SBUH. • P. DUFF,' President, :antbOr PlT of T " Dor ßG s BOok-lasepligir " The Western Steamboat Accountant," . ; Prokeeo7l . ol. the Principle& and PraCtice Of Dauble-Entt7 Itook-keia gt A. T. BOWDEN, Professor of Mathematics hind Professor of Book-keeping,. W. H.- HUPP, • •:1 TFIOB. McCARTY, T • HOB. bicCABE, iasociate Profee'rd of Book - keeping, . T. G. JONES., • J. C. STOCKTON, J. D. WILLIAMS, Professor of Commercial amd ()rumen. Penmanship, the beet Business, and Onnursegetal Penman in the United States. • • N. B. HATCH; Professor of Coalmen's/Lew and Politica Economy. Hon. Judge SHANNON and J. H. KIREtPATRICK, Spa elal Lecturers on Common:de/Jaw. • REV. DAVID FERGUSON, Professor of Commercial Ethics. JOHN MURPNY, .Teaoher, of the Art of-Detecting Count: terfeit and Altered Bank Notes. F. I.; APRIL, Professor of gri n a: arid Gelm an Langua ges . E. ODDLY, Professor of hlsehanical and Architectural Drawing. • ' PARK BENJAMIN, of „Ne l l t - . l l l 4pfibet squall till ;rubbed literary 'gridtleinen frimir cities, Y. 41- lecture before ;hal:Olie t Wisher. This is believed to be s tthe only nt in the Union, founded, organised, and sonducted hy prattles]. Merchant; who, from the net, Matured experimental inforinatlon. A AA brongbt the Accountant's and Merchant's education to a de gree of, perfection , neyer attained, by the best theoretics/ teachers. Upwards at g 3112 tiumsand Students have been'educated for the Mercantile Profession; and such boa heen the recent increase of busiti ass; tb at a large additiOnal Hill, sod so , - eral additional Teaohers of Book-keeping, Hall neces sary for the accleannodatioe pf the Students ShWirnts hare access to &li umes. brary of three tliOnsand vol- For f I,Pull partkrnlan, send for specimens o f Mr. WIT, mailed free. LlAM B ennnuil iN kd. and a Hinsialar of forty?four Duvre BOOKAGSPING; 'Harper'a ~' secs editkm, pp. 222 , royal actavo.., Pries ;, posi i. HUTT'S *STEAMBOAT BOOX.V i teats Postage 9 "Pli Prim 8 1 . 0 0; • • ZIP. To ensure prompt an e Were, address all letters respect.' , lug the Oollege to the :Prinulpar • For Duff's System of Boar:: keeping, or Elank ~tirirb,eskreAky of the Pittsburgh. llo* sidlerit; tge'Phblishere; Renew B'BC:where, New Yeek. • DISCOUNT. •rox Tau! PAPXIL I(3W JBILSBY & DIL&WAU. # l l. lV . e . t . l ?. anka, jS • •". • .'srinoisrin. All solwit banks, , NORTII CAROLINA iolvent bituki,• •.: ROUTH CIABALIAL. £ll solvent bank% GEORGIA I All solvent banks, . TINNEBB.2III. All solvent banks, , IC2IIMiIqICS. All solvent banks,' INDIANA. State bank and brandealli..% xis 80171C1. lkink, of State of MIS/muff, pi WISCONSIN. , & Ine. Co. ntoeirs.l MICHIGAN. I=2l IEI asziADA. s6bint loalake, Tit E OPIABIPION LOCKS OF THE woRLD, are only striplings to coat, (11-6 to $9, or if made gunpowder . proof, $lO, and less at wholesale.) The test which they glair° endured ie unparalleled. The great. est lock-pickers in the world, stimulated by the offer of large premium for several years, have sought in vain for a clue to pick them. They not only bid defiance to all lock pickere, but the offer of Two THOUSAND Dumas for pick. lug is continued to June, 1857, with ample guaranty. The world is challenged for a competitor to produce a lock of equal value, for five times its cost,whether it is used for the specie -vault, night latch, or desk. B. WOODBRIDGE, Perth Amboy, N.J. READ THIS Mn. 9. E. Woonastoos, Sa:—You have been awarded an honorable mention, with special approbation, for burglar proof Locke and Night Latehea. They were considered by the jury to meritall that you olaim ,for them, as being the cheapest,, and at the same time, the sated. and most durable Locks on exhibition, and a valuable acquisition to the com munity. Yours, tru ly,i Sauva Bitzvoorr, Ooromisaionor of Turbo, Crystal Palmy Nov. 18541, 22-Acerl7* lap ELL I* 1 BELLS WELL. I BELLS I—POR JUIP: 'Churches, Academies Factories, Steamboats, Panda &e. made by the subscribers , and a large assortment kept constantly on hand, mounted with their newly im proved Iron Yoke, which . , bye detached plate, permits the bell, without taking it from the yoke, to be turned on its vertical axis, any distance,:. however smell, or completely found; thus lessening the danger Of *fracture from repeat ed blows of the clapper in one place. This yoke also binis the movable arm by which the bell May be raised or lowered in its bearing, if desired, thus iumensing or dimin ishing the force of the blow.. .The recent adaptation alum cases, in which they.mould all'riser, increaser their Working facilities, enders° enhances the quality of the casting ; which improvendints, with those of thirty years during which the establishment has been in operation, have gained for their bells an unequalled celebrity for volume of tormd and quality oftone and for which they, havejustreadved,January, ISIS, the drat premium at the World's Fair, many from this cutup. try and Europe being in competition, and which is the nine: teenth medal they have received: .Being located at the June• Lion of railroad, canal and river routes, they, , can ship in any direction at a moment's notice . For further Mformation apply for circulars:: 'Address ANDREWIIMEILLIPS.i3ONS, West .Troy, Albany Co., N.Y. oc2l34yeow Mil I'D O . IZ. AND LE A TH ERSTORE.— rN - N & SONS,No.2I El, THIRD St, lu men' Market and aheetanikOtteetsMdbadadpids, have for aide ' • DRY AiVD. , SALTED aniwzlivirroith,_. Dry eindAlieen-Batted Patna Hips, pn. Tenner's 011, Tennerie and Ourrieioa Tools at the lowest pri ces , and. upon the beat • terns. sir All kinds of Leather in the .rough winded, for which the highest Smoker pries will be gratin cash, or taken in exchange for Hide.:--Loather toted loss of charge and sold on commisocon. Jl5-dm 1114ILY/BIL ',PLATED - Manufactured by JOHN O. HEAD.* SONS The oldest and most iiyitirienced macre° ruses in the - Itnited l andead-, TBA BETS AND URNS, 00BLET.By'WEWNSB:Ate-Otee, The most elaborate and riebeat pattern* . in Amebas. , MAO, SPOONS, FORKS, LADLES,-,ERCIT,VRA: AND TABLE , 'KNIVES, ETC. No. is'Senth Ninth Street, above Cbeitaut,' Near the Girard House, Philadelphia. se y* . BOOTS AND SHOES , BOOTS AND SHOES. —JAMES' ROBB, No. 89 Market BtreetAetween the Market lioussand/ifth Street, would call the attention of his frienda:and customers, and all others who may favor him with their the future he will be found at his New Shoe Store, as above,,with en entirely New Stock of • Booth, Shoes, Gaiters, Slippers; Leaf, Pedal,Tustin, and Braid Hats, U.; co impart . of Omthrjancy Opera Boots. Congress Gaiters, Oxford... Ties, Xasdies',Misses' and Children'. Fancy Boots; Gaiter,, Ties; Blips, &c.,very 'beautiful; Boy's' and Tenth"' Drell Beet., Sheen, Ties and Pumps. , His stock's one of thelargest ever openedin this city, and embraces everything worn by the ladies, of Philadelphigi and New York, and, lie trusts, cannot fail to -Please all. - . Great :care has been take*lin selecting the:deadest goods, all of which he warrants., . . He also continues to manufaCture, as heretofore, all de scriptions of Boots and abode ? 'MMUS - long -experience of over twenty years in loudness !flotilla city :3a, he trusts, a suf ficient guarantylthat those whO favor him with custom belairly destlewlth. , ap2B-tf -WATVI6 Fink CEN T .; SAVING FUND. OF "F 'the - Meth:Mal liefity„coniminiblneorporated by the State of Pennsylvania. • -Money is received in.aity.t.ornMsill, and intermit paid from the day of deposit. The °Moe isopen , everyday,front feelock in the morning WI 7 o'clock in the evening n endon Monday and. Thursday evenimm till it oNdock.'; interest Hive Per (lent. Ail trams,large or small; *repaid backiiii sold, on demand, without notice, to any, amount, This SANDIG Fumi now has morel hen ,oils XI:WOW of dol. lora; all in lioaroaszs, Gionno:ltriris,..and other first elan Investments; for tie: , security of depontins. MTALNlMEllresto.lkestat-West 'Ammer af ,Vind Street, Philsifelphin„ , . !ann.! . n i ck XFOR.D PABDIA.I4IS 111Jr> CHEM= 0011111"f;3'A:' • TheWinter:aeiodoiiiofibreznonilnodll conunenoe dhottret llirep . modny,in•Nornobor. . • Matei.gles , for Boirdin . ;#lll4,liAght and Tuftkm. ta.tho 'glint ranches, $6O per Beedon Afierlent and MOdern Lan gullestkeach $5... Losionikose thealano, andi'unrafinninto moat; s*_, Puling, ~.Da. wind, ,t l c4 SlLP.r..tha. toont of fou,aro•too • A daily stop, ooinootii with *he eons et Nom*, .Del.; nod also at ..Tarkpobsuir,o4... 4 Address,. .. • TV MUZZY ir Onford,Sont. 20,1555 - ' O.S3IVECTICLIPM-03r5wd,co. VV , Abe public to the . PHILADELPHIA Housitir.gme DRY ooObs . BTORT. where may be' &and' a large ..amortosat of ell kinds of Dry Goods, required in funtiablag.:a house, _Thus leaving the trouble tonally, experienced, in hunting such fertlelee In various plaoes. In cOribetinkfla of our giving OW at. telltioll to WA kind of star tit the exehiskuk of dreg and Caney goods, we ::ean_ guansateearreptiews And styles to be the most farorahts in the market-, - IN LINEN. Go•Clm ' we are able to give perfect laltialleaoli; being the moan zerventranne Laren •• Brian, - • The Linni„ and having. been for more than twenty Yeas